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AI can’t stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting' The rise of AI-powered code generation tools is reshaping how developers write software - and introducing new risks to the software supply chain in the process.…
Microsoft total recalls Recall totally to Copilot+ PCs
Redmond hopes you’ve forgotten or got over why everyone hated it the first time After temporarily shelving its controversial Windows Recall feature amid a wave of backlash, Microsoft is back at it - now quietly slipping the screenshotting app into the Windows 11 Release Preview channel for Copilot+…
Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn’t get it
Issues at the very top continue to worsen The UK government's latest annual data breach survey shows the number of ransomware attacks on the isles is on the increase – and many techies are forced to constantly informally request company directors for defense spending because there's no security people…
Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China
Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan Facebook's former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing to do almost anything to get the social network into China - including, she…
US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware derailed ops
Props for the transparency though US sensor maker Sensata has told regulators that a ransomware attack caused an operational disruption, and that it's still working to fully restore affected systems.…
Infosec experts fear China could retaliate against tariffs with a Typhoon attack
Scammers are already cashing in with fake invoices for import costs World War Fee As the trade war between America and China escalates, some infosec and policy experts fear Beijing will strike back in cyberspace.…
Europol: Five pay-per-infect suspects cuffed, some spill secrets to cops
Officials teased more details to come later this year Following the 2024 takedown of several major malware operations under Operation Endgame, law enforcement has continued its crackdown into 2025, detaining five individuals linked to the Smokeloader botnet.…
The Reg translates the letter in which Oracle kinda-sorta tells customers it was pwned
TL;DR: Move along, still nothing to see here - an idea that leaves infosec pros aghast Oracle's letter to customers about an intrusion into part of its public cloud empire - while insisting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure was untouched - has sparked a mix of ridicule and outrage in…
Trump kills clearances for infosec’s SentinelOne, ex-CISA boss Chris Krebs
Alleges cybersecurity agency was ‘weaponized’ to suppress debunked theories Updated The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered a criminal investigation into alleged censorship conducted by the USA’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, plus revocation of any security clearances held by the agency's ex-head Chris Krebs and anyone…
April’s Patch Tuesday leaves unlucky Windows Hello users unable to login
Can't Redmond ask its whizz-bang Copilot AI to fix it? Updated Those keen to get their Microsoft PCs patched up as soon as possible have been getting an unpleasant shock when they try to get in using Windows Hello.…